Caption:
The French Comedians, ca. 1720, Oil on canvas, 22 1/2 x 28 3/4 in. (57.2 x 73 cm), Paintings, Antoine Watteau (French, Valenciennes 1684–1721 Nogent-sur-Marne), In 1731, the painting was engraved with the title French Comedians, playing a tragi-comedy. The principal male figure wears a formal costume: a hat with plumes, a wig, and a fringed, skirted silver garment lavishly embroidered with palmettes